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Asked by Alex MayerLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 9 December 2025UIN 95847

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a list of the total amount allocated to highways maintenance funding by the department, including one off grants, for the years (a) 2021/22; (b) 2022/23; (c) 2023/24; (d) 2024/25 to Central Bedfordshire Council.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The total highways maintenance funding, including one off grants, allocated to Central Bedfordshire Council for the financial years (a) 2021/22; (b) 2022/23; (c) 2023/24; and (d) 2024/25 is set out below.

Local Authority

2021 to 2022

2022 to 2023

2023 to 2024

2024 to 2025

Central Bedfordshire

6,941,000

6,941,000

8,632,200

7,643,000

To note, the above figures include funding from the Integrated Transport Block (ITB), which provides support for a range of local transport maintenance and enhancements. This funding stream is not limited to highways maintenance.

All highways maintenance allocations are published online at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/highways-maintenance-funding-allocations

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